It certainly doesn't seem like four years since i wrote a couple of posts about the film Performance, a film that still intrigues me... and others it seems. Since then, the posts have become some of the most commented and read on the blog.
While i was moving through the internet recently i came across some interesting articles and a video about the photographs taken by Cecil Beaton for the film's publicity. Beaton ended up being paid by Sandy Lieberson, Performance's producer, because Warner Brothers would not pay the bill.
The images were part of an exhibition by Sotheby's in 2016. Sadly the online images only appear to show the 'names' in Performance which is a shame. The excellent portrait above of Michèle Breton certainly looks as though it was taken by Cecil Beaton though at the moment i can't confirm it.
The links can be found below
Documenting Decadence and Debauchery – Performance by Cecil Beaton (Short Film)Performance by Cecil Beaton
